But I've seen a beautifully looking action game before: Sacred 1. To me, it was like "throwing pearls before the pigs", so to say (dict.leo.org translates this as "to cast pearls before the swine").

-- “ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)